Business Intelligence Suite Solution

In their search for BI, companies are often compelled by visually attractive dashboards and the promise that crucial business insights can be obtained within a few mouse clicks. In reality, the promising real time outcome turns as often into a disappointing experience in which the presented “treasure of information” is not worthwhile to contribute to the corporate decisions process.
 
Why is BI a complex challenge?
 

Accessing the most common data sources not only requires a specialized knowledge of the transactional systems and their data architecture. The extracted data needs besides its conversion into usable information also a knowledgeable user who is able present the necessary business insights.

 
  • Despite all effort spent in the interpretation, conversion and analysis of unstructured data in bulked spreadsheet, decision takers are seldom able to obtain a consolidated view on all activities. Yet incomplete or partial insights will greatly impact the ability to timely respond and scale down the reach of the taken decisions within the company. BI can only offer a valuable return when it provides a both operational and strategic approach in which the impact of the decision can be measured on a short and long term basis.

 

  • BI needs to be a companywide strategy connecting all decision levels and information flows. Obtaining reliable insights in the underlying reasons of a corporate success or failure will always require a consolidated view on all business aspects and knowledge areas throughout the company.
   
Ask yourself the right questions
 
BI should offer an integrated approach to connect the right people to the right information whilst supporting them with the most user friendly decision tools. In order to determine a BI strategy, you need to get following questions answered correctly: Who are the information workers in my company? What are their specific information needs? How will I offer them the most efficient and appropriate support?
 
You will however notice that the depth of the answers will gradually change and that the nature and detail level of the requested information becomes more complex, or that users ask for more advanced functionalities. It is therefore important to also question the relevance of the requested information and its relationship with other business aspects: Why is this information needed and will it be essential to support the corporate BI strategy?
 
Choose a pragmatic approach
 
Given the complex nature of BI, only a result-driven and step by step roadmap can offer you the best conditions for success. Ad Ultima is committed to provide you with a pragmatic approach for BI, from data integration toward visualization, whilst improving and automating your reporting process and supporting your decision support and collaboration needs throughout the company
 
 
About our BI approach and integrated solution: